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Re:I taught the Iliad to Chinese teenagers by tnecniv on Monday February 19, 2024 @12:07PM (#39432100)
On Achilles, wasn’t he told he a god / oracle that he can choose between going and having his name remembered as a hero for all time at the cost of dying young or staying home, living a happy life, and nobody remembering him after he passed in old age?
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Re:I taught the Iliad to Chinese teenagers by YeGoblynQueenne on Monday February 19, 2024 @05:00PM (#39435345)
Well I don't remember that. I remember the prhophecy given to Thetis, his mom, that he was going to be killed in battle, I believe- hence her dunking him in the Styx to become invulnerable.

There's a lot of mythology around the Iliad and you're probably right and I just don't remember it.

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